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Ella Was  by LyssFrom1996
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Ella was beautiful. Ella was fast. Ella was gone. Ella was never coming back.
Lay Me Down (Short Story) by junyper
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Sam had expected to wake up alone, but he didn't. (LGBT themes).
Around Here by AlyWasHere17
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"The moment that Jordan Shearer steps into the classroom, Lee knows that he's not from around here." Preslash short between two boys from two very different backgrounds. Ingredients: two cups of Glasgow Patter; one teaspoon of NED; a tablespoon of callow middle class; a cup of general teenage incompetence; and an entire quart of UST.
Time ✓ by arcticstars
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A quiet afternoon is infinitely more interesting when you add a young man who claims to be a time-traveler, a half-completed shopping list, and an unhealthy amount of sarcasm. {Written 2014}
Remember ✓ by arcticstars
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A young man and a woman sit on a hilltop, doomed to watch the same scene play out before their eyes again and again. For how long? Until they remember. {Written 2013.}
Fear of Flying ✓ by arcticstars
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A fear of flying is one thing. Being seated next to a Tetris-addict who claims to be the Reaper is quite another. "He pulled out a business card. Where his profession should have been stated, the card read 'Destroyer of Worlds'. Nodding slowly, I pocketed the card." [check out the new spin off: http://www.wattpad.com/story/19632442-reaper-man] Copyright S.Ranasinghe 2013 HG Wells Short Story Competition [shortlisted]
The Secret Double-Lives of Strangers on Trains ✓ by arcticstars
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There is an intangible magic to the secret double-lives of strangers on trains. She spends her journeys gazing out at city lights outside the window of the train. He watches strangers on the seats around him. Two strangers living off the stories of strangers, with only one journey to find their own. {Written 2013.}
Paris in the Rain ✓ by arcticstars
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"Every fairytale begins in the rain." When you run into an old bookshop in the middle of Paris to escape a storm, who knows who you might meet there. {Written 2014.}
Cold Blankets (Short Story) by junyper
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"So if you need me to say stay, I'm saying it," Cam breathed, relieved. "Stay." (LGBT themes).
Coffee // One Shot by PandaGuts
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"I go purely for the coffee." "Right." ~ a very short tale of the beginnings of Mickey and Will told in dialogue and awkward silences ~